Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
American sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
European sector
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Reference date: 2025-09-25

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-09-19:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16201 4837 234 188 13 0 0 0
OW 594 3914 458 730 68 3 0 0
VODI 4 57 64 713 654 69 0 0
ODI 0 13 11 110 1104 1684 120 0
CDI 0 2 1 4 266 3549 847 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 1773 6098 1459

Date: 2025-09-21:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15894 5240 204 181 7 0 0 0
OW 610 3576 280 662 305 3 0 0
VODI 0 98 73 481 601 119 1 0
ODI 0 7 8 130 932 1031 76 1
CDI 0 0 1 10 407 3762 502 2
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2892 5890 1856

Date: 2025-09-23:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16348 4931 146 117 1 0 0 0
OW 612 3462 293 596 266 8 0 0
VODI 0 100 70 459 611 111 6 0
ODI 0 5 6 118 883 638 35 0
CDI 0 0 0 8 316 3148 1559 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 1446 7688 1853

Date: 2025-09-25:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16150 5186 122 97 11 0 0 0
OW 127 3657 266 609 192 5 0 0
VODI 0 73 62 463 588 134 1 0
ODI 0 4 5 132 754 627 18 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 222 2450 747 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1551 8624 2955

Date: 2025-09-27:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15890 5426 126 95 8 0 0 0
OW 68 3311 278 424 248 26 0 0
VODI 0 76 64 373 419 216 65 0
ODI 0 1 0 77 431 521 151 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 142 1475 905 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 935 8982 5108

Date: 2025-09-29:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15323 5865 162 141 69 5 0 0
OW 0 2065 307 868 270 38 0 0
VODI 0 48 43 461 385 170 11 0
ODI 0 1 2 92 507 348 57 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 247 1357 322 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 1161 11841 3671

Date: 2025-10-01:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15139 5889 283 297 11 0 0 0
OW 0 1341 297 779 234 83 0 0
VODI 0 51 45 306 426 61 3 0
ODI 0 6 6 175 587 276 10 0
CDI 0 0 2 17 433 1497 114 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 64 1914 7052 8444

Date: 2025-10-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 14420 5690 423 564 43 0 0 0
OW 0 842 242 758 443 10 0 0
VODI 0 45 46 289 518 186 14 0
ODI 0 7 6 74 328 357 54 0
CDI 0 0 2 6 188 1470 375 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 18 1457 9151 7816


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